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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiaki Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TAKA Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Japan Will Kick Your Ass. Michinoku has chosen Yamato Suite Pt. 4 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiaki Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TAKA Michinoku!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michinoku works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Urai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Michinoku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urai misses with a jab to the body
and Michinoku counters with a stiff right hand.
Urai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michinoku is fending him off so far but Urai persists. Nope, Michinoku circles away and we're back to standing.
Urai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michinoku avoids it really well and circles away.
Michinoku looks to land a combination. Urai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Michinoku tries a low kick but Urai avoids it.
Urai walks into a jab.
Michinoku tries to work over Urai's front leg with a kick but Urai checks it.
Urai dives in and grabs Michinoku's left leg, looking for a takedown. Michinoku pushes down on Urai's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiaki Urai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku lands a nice shot to the body.
Michinoku with a jab.
Michinoku throws a low kick, looking for Urai's leg but Urai calmly moves out of range.
Urai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Michinoku lands a body shot.
Michinoku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michinoku's corner calls for a 1-2. Michinoku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Michinoku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Urai is breathing heavily.
Michinoku lands with a shot to the body.
Michinoku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urai. That did some damage!
Urai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Michinoku does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku throws a series of strikes that have Urai backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Michinoku.
Michinoku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Urai misses with a kick to the body
and Michinoku counters with a stiff right hand.
Michinoku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Michinoku.
Urai is rocked!
Michinoku walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Urai drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Michinoku swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Urai's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TAKA Michinoku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renzos Oscars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gangster Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renzos Oscars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gangster Samurai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samurai throws a sloppy head kick and Oscars moves out of range easily.
Oscars doesn't manage to clinch there - Samurai circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oscars lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Samurai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Samurai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Samurai misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samurai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samurai is looking to clinch.
Oscars wants to clinch
and Samurai counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oscars is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Samurai throwing strikes from guard but Oscars blocks nicely.
Oscars is trying to hold Samurai in close to prevent damage but Samurai has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai not doing much here.
Samurai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oscars throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Well, if Samurai is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Samurai stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oscars avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Samurai is predictable there
and Oscars counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samurai's knee momentarily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Oscars enables Samurai to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oscars manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Samurai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samurai sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oscars controls Samurai momentarily but Samurai frees himself.
Samurai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oscars avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samurai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurai trying to control the pace.
Oscars is breathing heavily.
Samurai gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Oscars throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Samurai throws the kick towards the body but Oscars avoids it.
Oscars tries to clinch up but Samurai circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Samurai tries to land a body kick
and Oscars counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Samurai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Samurai is looking for a kimura but Oscars is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Samurai to get the leverage.
Samurai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Samurai passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Oscars!
Samurai controlling from the full mount.
Samurai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gangster Samurai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Samurai misses with the combination.
Samurai tries to clinch there but Oscars circles away.
Oscars tries to clinch up but Samurai circles away and keeps his distance.
Samurai tries a head kick but it misses.
Samurai swats away the attempt to clinch by Oscars.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samurai is looking to clinch.
Samurai tries to clinch up but Oscars circles away and keeps his distance.
Oscars ducks under a wild hook from Samurai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Samurai was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Samurai throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oscars holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Samurai tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Samurai thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Samurai tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Samurai stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samurai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Samurai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Samurai passes into half guard.
Samurai controlling the action here.
Samurai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Samurai is trying for a kimura here. Oscars looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Samurai wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gangster Samurai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Mclaude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Uy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Mclaude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Uy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclaude tries to clinch up.
Mclaude moves in looking to clinch but Uy pushes him off.
Mclaude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mclaude tries to close the distance and clinch but Uy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mclaude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mclaude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uy drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Uy seems to have locked his on tight now - Mclaude screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Uy, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). William Uy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Oriah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaq Wu Sang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Oriah could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zaq Wu Sang's chin.
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165 lbs
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ADCC Champion
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Oriah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zaq Wu Sang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu Sang closes the distance and clinches up with Oriah, looking for a takedown. Wu Sang pushes Oriah against the cage but Oriah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oriah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oriah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oriah wants it to stay on the feet.
Wu Sang scores a takedown into full mount!
Oriah is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu Sang looking to finish Oriah with some ground and pound. This is bad for Oriah!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wu Sang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oriah wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wu Sang.
Wu Sang content just to control the position here.
Oriah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriah tries to lock up and control but Wu Sang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oriah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oriah is working hard here to advance position.
Oriah is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wu Sang controlling from mount.
Wu Sang tries to control but Oriah wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oriah is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oriah is trying desperately to improve position.
Wu Sang avoids the attempt from Oriah to control.
Oriah is squirming around, avoiding Wu Sang's attempts to control the action.
Wu Sang avoids the attempt from Oriah to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriah regains half guard.
Oriah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wu Sang is working away from the top position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wu Sang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oriah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oriah bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oriah cracks Wu Sang with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oriah landing strikes.
Oriah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Wu Sang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu Sang tries to bench press Oriah off him but Oriah keeps the position.
Oriah trying to control the action but Wu Sang is working from the bottom.
Wu Sang is trying to control Oriah's posture but Oriah avoids it.
Oriah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Oriah scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Oriah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oriah walks into a stiff left hand from Wu Sang.
Oriah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wu Sang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oriah throws a series of punches but Wu Sang avoids them all with ease.
Wu Sang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oriah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wu Sang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Oriah - just one landing.
Oriah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wu Sang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oriah bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wu Sang is rocked!
Wu Sang seems a little lost for a moment, as Oriah dominates the positioning.
Wu Sang is still in real trouble! Can Oriah finish him?
Oriah is working Wu Sang over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wu Sang is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wu Sang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oriah advances to full mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Oriah! Wu Sang is hurt baaadly! Oriah is firing away with more strikes - Wu Sang is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Adam Oriah!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morris Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collective has chosen Barricade as his entrance music. Random Collective is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morris Minor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Random Collective!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Collective's waist but Collective gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Minor off to one side.
Collective stuns Minor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Minor.
Collective tries to clinch but Minor is having none of it.
Collective scores with a hook.
Minor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collective throws a series of punches but Minor avoids them all with ease.
Collective wants to clinch up but Minor keeps it at a distance.
Collective closes the distance and clinches up with Minor, looking for a takedown. Collective pushes Minor against the cage but Minor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Collective finds it's way through Minor's defenses.
Collective scores with a one two! Minor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Minor lands with an overhand left.
Collective uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minor.
Collective changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Minor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minor sneaks back into half guard.
Minor is trying to maintain the position but Collective is very close to passing his half guard.
Collective takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Collective is controlling the pace.
Minor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Collective wants to control but Minor is keeping him busy.
Minor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Collective would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Minor trying to keep a closed guard but Collective is proving a slippery customer.
Collective's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Random Collective has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Minor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Collective quickly recovers to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Collective can do anything to dispel that myth.
Minor prevents Collective from improving his position.
Collective really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Minor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Minor stops Collective from getting back to his feet.
Collective avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Minor.
Minor throwing shots but Collective is blocking nicely.
Minor passes into side control, despite Collective's attempt to control the position.
Minor wants to control but Collective is keeping him busy.
Collective is looking to regain half guard here but Minor keeps moving and retains side control.
Minor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor working the ground and pound.
Minor happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minor is looking to take a break and control but Collective is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Minor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Minor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Collective has escaped the position, nice work there.
I wouldn't like to be where Collective is right now.
Minor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Collective, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collective seems a little lost for a moment, as Minor dominates the positioning.
Collective is looking to regain half guard here but Minor keeps moving and retains side control.
Collective dodges the ground and pound from Minor.
Collective takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Collective is trying to get back to half guard.
Minor working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collective tries to buck Minor off but Minor is having none of it.
Minor in side control, throwing shots but Collective defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Random Collective dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Minor throws a big shot that misses.
Minor shoots in for a double leg but Collective sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Collective tries to clinch up but Minor circles away and keeps his distance.
Random Collective seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collective throws a nice looking combination but Minor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Minor cracks Collective with a good jab.
Collective with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Collective misses with a few strikes there.
Minor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Collective swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Minor misses.
Minor tries for a takedown but Collective sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Minor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collective closes the distance and pushes Minor back into the cage.
Collective escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Collective.
Collective misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collective clinches up with Minor and pushes him back against the cage.
Minor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Minor throws a nice looking combination but Collective bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Minor scores with a body shot.
Minor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collective has taken the fight to the clinch.
Collective tries to break the clinch but Minor is controlling the position.
Collective manages to break the clinch.
Minor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Collective's head.
Minor dodges the punch combination from Collective.
Collective lands with a right hand.
Collective uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minor.
Collective checks the leg kick.
Collective fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Collective throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collective looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Minor wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collective scores with a hook to the body. Minor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minor fails with the takedown.
Minor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Minor misses.
Collective throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collective stuffs the takedown.
Minor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Collective uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Minor has time to react.
Minor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minor throws a jab when Collective was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Minor, right into the meat.
Collective uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Minor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Collective fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collective rushes Minor and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collective breaks from the clinch.
Collective wants to clinch.
Collective gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collective lands an uppercut.
Collective tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minor avoids it.
Collective presses Minor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Collective lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Minor.
Collective works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Collective breaks from the clinch.
Collective gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collective breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Random Collective seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Minor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Collective digs a good hook to Minor's body.
Collective scores with a punch to the head.
Minor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collective.
Collective lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collective moves in looking to clinch but Minor pushes him off.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch but Minor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collective scores with a shot to the body.
Minor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Minor throws a head kick that misses.
Collective tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Collective lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Collective tries to clinch up but Minor circles away and keeps his distance.
Collective tries for a takedown but Minor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minor blocks the body kick.
Minor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Collective wants to clinch.
Minor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Random Collective showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Minor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Minor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Minor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Minor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collective manages to avoid it.
Minor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice straight punches there by Collective. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Collective.
Collective misses with a hook to the body
and Minor counters with a head kick. That will keep Collective thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A jab from Minor does it's job there.
Collective misses with a body kick.
Collective lands with a nice body punch.
Collective throws a combination. Minor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collective drops Minor with a beautiful combination! Minor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Collective is looking for the KO!
Minor is rocked!
Collective closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh Minor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Collective stuns Minor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Minor seems to have got his legs back now.
Collective scores with a jab.
Collective swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Collective gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective breaks the clinch.
Collective tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Minor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Collective wants to improve his position but Minor is controlling well.
Minor is looking to take a break and control but Collective is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Minor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Collective is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Minor is nestled in close to Collective, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Collective is trying to stand up here but Minor is controlling him well.
Collective has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Minor is working away from the top position though.
Morris Minor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collective is staying active underneath Minor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Collective looks like he's trying to stand up.
Collective is defending against the submission attempts here by Minor.
Collective has hold of Minor's hands but Minor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Collective looks like he's trying to stand up.
Minor is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor is looking to advance position but Collective won't allow it.
Minor is working hard here to advance position.
Minor controlling the action here.
Random Collective is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Collective has his hands clasped together around Minor's back. He's all about the action.
Collective keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Minor is nestled in close to Collective, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collective wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Minor there.
Collective is not content to let Minor control the position.
Minor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Collective has managed to free his arm - good work.
Minor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minor working Collective over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Random Collective comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Collective winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Random Collective!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hoyte Hologen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellek Matufoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoyte Hologen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hellek Matufoson !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hologen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matufoson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hologen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matufoson . That's going to slow Hologen down.
Matufoson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hologen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matufoson moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matufoson , right into the meat.
Matufoson misses with a hook.
A big left from Hologen misses.
Matufoson lands a leg kick that knocks Hologen off balance momentarily.
Matufoson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hologen's calf.
Hologen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matufoson throws a jab when Hologen was well out of range.
Matufoson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hologen tries to clinch there but Matufoson circles away.
Matufoson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matufoson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matufoson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hologen's calf.
Matufoson ducks under a wild hook from Hologen.
Hologen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hologen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Matufoson tenderised Hologen's leg. Hologen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hologen checks a low kick from Matufoson .
Matufoson throws a leg kick which misses Hologen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hologen tries to avoid it.
Hologen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matufoson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hologen checks a leg kick.
Matufoson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hologen is out of range.
Matufoson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matufoson throws a low kick but Hologen moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matufoson .
Hologen checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hologen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hologen throws a hook to the side of Matufoson 's head but Matufoson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matufoson misses with a looping left.
Matufoson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hologen's head.
Matufoson loads up on a big right hand but Hologen slips the punch.
Matufoson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hologen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matufoson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hellek Matufoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson slips under a jab from Hologen.
Matufoson throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick lands from Matufoson .
Hologen throws a head kick but Matufoson moves out of range.
Matufoson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hologen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matufoson .
Matufoson throws a solid leg kick but Hologen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matufoson .
Matufoson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Matufoson .
A slapping leg kick lands for Matufoson .
Hologen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hologen moves out of range of the leg kick from Matufoson .
Matufoson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hologen moves out of range of the leg kick from Matufoson .
An inside leg kick lands from Matufoson .
Matufoson throws a big shot that misses.
Matufoson misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson connects with an inside leg kick.
Matufoson throws a low kick but Hologen moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Hologen.
Decent striking displayed by Matufoson there.
A leg kick checked by Hologen.
Hologen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matufoson .
Matufoson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matufoson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hologen instigates a clinch.
Hologen wants to break free but Matufoson has control.
Hologen keeps control of Matufoson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hologen tries to circle away but Matufoson has him pinned against the cage.
Hologen jumps guard and drags Matufoson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Matufoson passes Hologen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Matufoson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hologen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Matufoson .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hologen is trying to escape the mount.
Hologen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matufoson on the ground.
Matufoson trying to control but Hologen is having none of it.
Hologen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Matufoson unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hellek Matufoson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Matufoson . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matufoson .
Matufoson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hologen.
Matufoson looks to land a left hand but Hologen moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Hologen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matufoson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hologen.
Matufoson throws a low kick but Hologen avoids it.
Matufoson throws a solid leg kick but Hologen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matufoson .
Hologen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hellek Matufoson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matufoson misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matufoson wants to land a leg kick but Hologen is out of range.
Hologen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hologen looks to throw the jab but Matufoson is out of range.
A slow jab from Matufoson misses its intended target.
Hologen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hologen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matufoson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matufoson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hologen closes the distance and clinches.
Hologen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matufoson misses with an uppercut.
Hologen throws a head kick that misses.
Hologen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hologen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Matufoson misses.
Matufoson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hologen was well out of range. Poor timing from Matufoson .
Hologen throws a head kick but Matufoson moves out of range.
Hologen moves into the clinch successfully.
Hologen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hologen checks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Matufoson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hologen checks a leg kick.
Hologen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Matufoson right on the button. Matufoson goes down! Hologen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hologen gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hoyte Hologen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by ヨシピィ・ダ・ガマ/&#. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
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20
185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Eder works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lee throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Eder throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Eder from controlling successfully.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eder prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Lee is trying to keep Eder in close.
Lee wants to sweep here but Eder controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Lee keeping full guard, as Eder tries to pass.
Eder with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eder is looking to improve his position.
Lee seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Eder trying to control here.
Eder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eder tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee stands up from half guard.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eder shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Eder circles away.
Eder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Eder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Eder blocks a head kick by Lee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Eder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Eder looks gassed!
Eder tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Eder has his takedown stuffed
so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chan Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Eder.
Eder keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Eder blocks nicely.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Eder is keeping the position.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee wants to stand but Eder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Eder back into the cage.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Eder.
Eder prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eder turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Eder manages to end up in side control.
Lee is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Eder wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Lee struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eder misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eder avoids the head kick by Lee.
Kyle Eder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Eder persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chan Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee tries to break free but Eder pushes him back against the cage.
Eder keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee is trying to control the position but Eder postures up.
Eder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eder trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee has his feet on Eder's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eder shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eder is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eder postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Eder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eder connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee looking to control.
Eder is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Eder won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eder tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Eder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Eder fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Eder tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lee is in Eder's guard.
Lee wanted to stand there but Eder had control of the position.
Eder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eder has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee postures up in Eder's guard and throws a big left but Eder blocks it.
Eder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eder's guard.
Eder trying to control the position.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eder has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Eder's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chan Lee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee tries for a takedown but Eder manages to get underhooks.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eder looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Lee wants to control but Eder is having none of it.
Eder is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Eder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Eder lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
BOOM! Eder connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Eder goes for an armbar but Lee turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lee.
Eder is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
Eder looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lee passes into side control.
Lee decides to stand up, so the ref orders Eder to his feet.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Eder misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Eder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eder wants a takedown but no success here.
Chan Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Eder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee stuns Eder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Eder tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eder closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Eder getting side control.
Lee is pressing down on Eder's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Eder scoring with some ground and pound.
Lee is trying to keep Eder in close.
Eder postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Eder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Eder prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Eder advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee is positioning himself well to prevent Eder advancing to mount.
Kyle Eder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Eder.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Eder is controlling him well.
Eder is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Eder there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Eder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter the Ninja - Die Antwoord. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rolls Royce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abe Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Royce misses.
Nakamura changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Royce looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nakamura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Royce is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Royce's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Royce is working from the bottom.
Nakamura moves into full mount!
Nakamura controlling from mount.
Nakamura seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Royce is holding on tight.
Royce wants to control but Nakamura is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce is working to get back to half guard.
Nakamura tries to control but Royce wriggling away.
Royce is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nakamura moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Royce has worked his arm free - good work by Royce!
Royce wants to control but Nakamura postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Royce tries to buck Nakamura off but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Royce has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nakamura but great work by Royce.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Royce trying to control the position but Nakamura is working away.
Nakamura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Royce wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nakamura wants to control but Royce postures up.
Nakamura is trying to get back to half guard.
Royce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nakamura has escaped the position, nice work there.
Royce wants to control but Nakamura is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce working the ground and pound.
Royce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakamura keeps working.
Royce working the ground and pound from side control.
Nakamura wants to control but Royce postures up.
Nakamura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Royce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nakamura tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royce working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Nakamura's face as Royce controls the position.
Nakamura is trying to improve his position.
Royce sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nakamura is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Royce is chipping away with strikes.
Nakamura taking punishment in the form of punches.
Royce working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolls Royce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nakamura gets the takedown into side control.
Nakamura wants to control but Royce is keeping him busy.
Royce tries to escape but Nakamura is in control.
Royce gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Royce makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Royce.
Nakamura trying to control but Royce is working from the bottom.
Nakamura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Royce keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Royce is trying to hold Nakamura in close to prevent damage but Nakamura has managed to pass into half guard.
Royce is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Still in half guard, Nakamura seems content to control.
Nakamura wants to work for an arm triangle but Royce is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nakamura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Royce has managed to free his arm - good work.
Royce is controlling Nakamura's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Royce is refusing to be controlled, as Nakamura sits in half guard.
Royce wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura but Royce is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nakamura to get the leverage.
Nakamura is looking to take a break and control but Royce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Royce gets full guard.
Royce wants to hit a switch here but Nakamura passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Royce there!
Nakamura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Royce is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura avoids the attempt from Royce to control.
Nakamura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Royce is looking to escape.
Royce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakamura wants to take Royce's back but he can't do it this time.
Nakamura is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Royce is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abe Nakamura!
Abe Nakamura is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vince Bartone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone has chosen I stand alone - Godsmack as his entrance music. Vince Bartone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Bartone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Stone!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone slaps away a takedown attempt from Bartone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Bartone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bartone.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartone.
Stone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bartone backs up against the cage.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Stone throws a low kick but Bartone moves out of range easily.
Bartone blocks a head kick by Stone.
Bartone has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone lands a jab-cross combination.
Stone misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bartone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Bartone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stone misses with a combination
and Bartone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stone's guard now.
Stone looks gassed!
Bartone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bartone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stone has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone has his foot on Stone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stone works his way back into a safe position though.
Bartone wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.
Stone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartone regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stone won't allow Bartone to sweep him here.
Bartone has an active guard here but Stone has managed to pass into half guard.
Bartone wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone is working hard here to advance position.
Bartone is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bartone is trying to control but can't.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Andy Stone has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Bartone moves away and avoids it.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andy Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartone was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bartone.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bartone.
Stone throws a head kick but Bartone moves out of range.
Bartone shoots in but no luck this time.
Stone blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bartone counters with a takedown into side control.
Bartone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bartone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Stone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bartone shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Bartone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartone. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Bartone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bartone slips a jab from Stone.
Bartone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Bartone looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bartone slips a jab from Stone.
Bartone feints and as Stone raises his hands in defense, Bartone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bartone throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stone controls Bartone momentarily but Bartone frees himself.
Bartone is in close to Stone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bartone landing some decent shots from guard.
Bartone wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone is trying to keep Bartone in close.
Bartone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bartone postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
Bartone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartone wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone throws a strike but Stone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bartone looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stone is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bartone is looking to improve his position.
Stone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stone content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bartone tries to roll over but Stone keeps him under control.
Bartone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bartone is trying to control but Stone passes into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bartone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vince Bartone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Bartone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bartone manages to get himself to full guard.
Bartone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bartone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vince Bartone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bartone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bartone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andy Stone.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bartone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Bartone shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Bartone. Bartone gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Bartone moves out of range easily.
Bartone throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bartone is in Stone's guard.
Stone looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone is in close to Stone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bartone preventing the sweep.
Bartone trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bartone advances position into side control!
Bartone working away.
Bartone is putting a hurting on Stone here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bartone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bartone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bartone postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone parries the strikes from Bartone easily there. Bartone is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stone to escape.
Stone struggling a bit here.
Bartone controls the position.
Bartone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bartone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bartone is trying to get an arm triangle but Stone is defending well.
Stone prevents Bartone from moving into mount.
Bartone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bartone's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bartone prevents Stone from improving his position.
Bartone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bartone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bartone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bartone is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stone reverses the position - he's now on top in Bartone's guard.
Bartone wants to sweep but no luck.
Bartone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Bartone clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bartone staying out of range there.
Stone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stone clobbers Bartone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bartone scores with a push kick.
Bartone falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bartone is putting a hurting on Stone here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stone is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bartone tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone working the ground and pound.
Bartone moves into full mount!
Bartone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bartone working Stone over with strikes here.
Bartone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stone trying to hold on to Bartone's head to control him but Bartone postures up.
Bartone prevents Stone from improving his position.
Bartone working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Stone manages to get to full guard.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Bartone from controlling successfully.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bartone.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bartone trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone has control of Bartone's left arm, preventing Bartone from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stone keeping full guard, as Bartone tries to pass.
Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bartone trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bartone forces his way into half guard.
Bartone working over Stone with some ground and pound. Stone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bartone seems to be looking for submissions.
Bartone thows a huge punch but Stone dodges it nicely.
Bartone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Stone trying to control but Bartone postures up.
Bartone trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Bartone had his way with Andy Stone in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bartone.
Bartone staying out of range there.
Bartone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Stone throws a lazy body kick
and Bartone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Stone misses
and Bartone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stone won't be happy with that.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Bartone lands a nice forearm strike.
Bartone tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stone's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bartone working away.
Bartone working the ground and pound.
Bartone wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Bartone working the head with strikes.
Stone takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stone can't do much from the bottom here.
Bartone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bartone working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bartone tries for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Stone can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Bartone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bartone working the ground and pound but Stone is defending the strikes.
Stone can't do much from the bottom here.
Bartone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone is putting a hurting on Stone here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stone tries to improve position but can't.
Bartone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sloppy strikes there by Bartone.
Stone wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bartone is putting a hurting on Stone here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bartone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bartone throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bartone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vince Bartone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartone in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stone sneaks back into half guard.
Bartone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Andy Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone wants to control the action here but instead Bartone manages to pass to full mount!
Bartone working for a submission but Stone is keeping him at bay.
Bartone lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartone blocks Stone's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Bartone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bartone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Bartone!
Vince Bartone is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Funkyama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eazy E - Still cruisin. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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169 lbs
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181 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Jonathan Hawkes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkes defending well as Funkyama loads up on a big left hand.
Funkyama closes the distance and clinches up with Hawkes, looking for a takedown. Funkyama pushes Hawkes against the cage but Hawkes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Funkyama moves out of range as Hawkes throws a body kick.
Funkyama tries to clinch there but Hawkes circles away.
Funkyama clinches with his opponent.
Hawkes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawkes working aggressively here.
Funkyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hawkes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hawkes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkyama manages to avoid it.
Hawkes moves away from the strike by Funkyama.
Both fighters circling a little - Hawkes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Funkyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawkes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Funkyama is defended easily by Hawkes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama shoots in but Hawkes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes throws a nice looking combination but Funkyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawkes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawkes slaps away a takedown attempt from Funkyama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Funkyama blocks the low kick.
Funkyama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hawkes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Hawkes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Funkyama tries to advance to mount but Hawkes denies him.
Funkyama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hawkes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hawkes is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hawkes, who protects the arm well.
Funkyama creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hawkes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Funkyama lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Funkyama connects with a decent elbow.
Hawkes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Funkyama postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Funkyama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Funkyama sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hawkes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkes wants to control but Funkyama postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes is looking to reverse the position.
Funkyama scoring with punches and elbows.
Hawkes taking a bit of punishment here - Funkyama scoring with strikes.
Funkyama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawkes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Funkyama crashes against the mat.
Funkyama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hawkes down.
Funkyama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hawkes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Funkyama working the ground and pound from side control.
Funkyama misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hawkes down.
Hawkes tries to improve position but can't.
Funkyama cracks Hawkes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Funkyama cracks Hawkes with a big right hand but Hawkes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hawkes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Funkyama lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Funkyama scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hawkes to see if he's OK.
Funkyama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawkes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkes is trying to control Funkyama's posture but Funkyama avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Funkyama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkes sprawls well. Hawkes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Funkyama gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawkes throws a series of punches but Funkyama avoids them all with ease.
Funkyama loads up on a big right hand but Hawkes slips the punch.
Funkyama avoids a kick to the body.
Funkyama fails to land the takedown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hawkes.
Hawkes is looking to slow Funkyama down with leg kicks.
Hawkes misses with a body shot.
Hawkes rushes Funkyama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkes lands a hook that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Funkyama is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawkes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkes blocks an uppercut.
Hawkes gets underhooks to prevent Funkyama's takedown attempt.
Hawkes lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes looking to throw knees to the head but Funkyama is blocking nicely.
Hawkes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Funkyama avoids the head kick by Hawkes.
Hawkes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawkes cracks Funkyama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Funkyama clinches but Hawkes breaks the clinch
and Hawkes counters with a straight right hand.
Funkyama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hawkes counters with a nice body kick.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkes throws a lazy right hand but Funkyama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkes throws the kick towards the body but Funkyama avoids it.
Hawkes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funkyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Funkyama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawkes at a distance.
Hawkes wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkes misses with a body kick.
Funkyama misses with a looping left.
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawkes as he avoids it easily.
Hawkes slips under a jab.
Funkyama tries to clinch there but Hawkes circles away.
Hawkes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Funkyama tries to clinch up but Hawkes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkes throws a push kick but Funkyama slaps the foot to one side.
Hawkes throws the kick towards the body but Funkyama avoids it.
Funkyama throws a right hand that Hawkes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkes also avoids with ease.
Funkyama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hawkes counters by moving into the clinch.
Hawkes throws an elbow but it misses.
Hawkes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Funkyama has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Funkyama won't allow Hawkes to sweep him here.
Funkyama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Funkyama postures up.
Funkyama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Funkyama landing with the ground and pound.
Funkyama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Funkyama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Funkyama won't allow Hawkes to sweep him here.
Funkyama is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkes has wrist control.
Funkyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawkes is keeping the position for now.
Funkyama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Funkyama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Funkyama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Funkyama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Funkyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawkes is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawkes is on top in guard.
Funkyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hawkes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkes stopping the sweep attempt from Funkyama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Funkyama misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Funkyama checks it well.
Hawkes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Funkyama.
Funkyama tests Hawkes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Funkyama throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hawkes was covering up waiting for the punch and Funkyama finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Funkyama postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hawkes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Funkyama, into his guard.
Hawkes with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes stands up from Funkyama's guard - Hawkes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hawkes lands a nice looking body kick.
Jonathan Hawkes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawkes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Funkyama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawkes throws a sloppy head kick and Funkyama moves out of range easily.
Funkyama tries to clinch up but Hawkes circles away and keeps his distance.
Funkyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawkes's calf.
Hawkes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawkes moves out of range of the body kick from Funkyama.
Funkyama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Funkyama counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkes regains half guard, as Funkyama was trying to land strikes.
Hawkes is looking to improve his position.
Funkyama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hawkes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hawkes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Funkyama scores with a couple of nice shots.
Funkyama working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aoki Funkyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawkes is looking to improve his position.
Funkyama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawkes defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawkes's head.
Hawkes wants to control but Funkyama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Funkyama lands with a punch from half guard.
Hawkes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hawkes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Funkyama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Funkyama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hawkes's head.
Funkyama is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Funkyama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Funkyama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Funkyama lands a couple of digs.
Funkyama stands up over Hawkes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Funkyama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Funkyama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Funkyama tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawkes is retaining full guard.
Hawkes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hawkes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawkes, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funkyama passes Hawkes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hawkes trying to hold on to Funkyama's head to control him but Funkyama postures up.
Funkyama lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Funkyama clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Funkyama scores with a nice head shot.
Funkyama lands a lovely overhand right.
Funkyama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Funkyama.
Hawkes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Hawkes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hawkes, right into the meat.
Funkyama swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hawkes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funkyama scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Funkyama misses its intended target.
Funkyama tries to clinch there but Hawkes circles away.
Funkyama closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Funkyama lands in his opponent's guard.
Funkyama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Funkyama passes into half guard.
Funkyama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Funkyama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawkes won't allow Funkyama to pass to mount.
Hawkes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Funkyama.
Funkyama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Funkyama is nestled in close to Hawkes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hawkes desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hawkes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Funkyama.
Funkyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawkes is keeping the position for now.
Funkyama throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawkes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hawkes controls Funkyama momentarily but Funkyama frees himself.
Funkyama is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkes has wrist control.
Funkyama drops back looking for a leg! Hawkes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hawkes manages to kick Funkyama off! Funkyama jumps back into Hawkes's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama passes Hawkes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hawkes tries to roll over but Funkyama keeps him under control.
Hawkes is trying to maintain the position but Funkyama is very close to passing his half guard.
Hawkes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Funkyama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hawkes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Funkyama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Funkyama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Funkyama has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hawkes defend it? Funkyama steps over the head and cranks it - Hawkes is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Funkyama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aoki Funkyama!
Aoki Funkyama is the new welterweight champion!
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